
KeyBank Center Parking & Directions
Buffalo Sabres · Buffalo, NY
Know Before You Go
- Parking payments
The KeyBank Center parking ramp and the LECOM Harborcenter ramp are cashless and accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
- Cheapest lot
- $10
- Lots listed
- 2
- Closest
- 0.1-0.3 miles
KeyBank Center event parking uses its own ramp and surface lots plus the LECOM Harborcenter ramp. Game-to-game availability is limited, and advance parking is sold for all events. Official lots are cashless, accepting major credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Tips & Fan Reports
What fans who park here actually do, and what it cost them.
Check which parking facility your pass names before arrival.
NFTA Metro Rail is free above ground downtown, with fares applying below ground.
From the south, east or west it is the Thruway to Exit 53 for I-190 north first.
Exit 6 for Elm Street is the alternative from either direction, via Seneca and Michigan over the bridge.
The arena names no Metro Rail station; plan that leg from NFTA's own map.
Metro Rail is free above ground through downtown Buffalo. Check nfta.com for where charges start.
Every published route ends on Perry Street, with parking just past Michigan Street.
Where to Park
KeyBank Center Lots
$200.1-0.3 milesAdvance purchase only
The KeyBank Center ramp is on Illinois Street between Perry Street and South Park Avenue. Enter the surface lot from Baltimore Street via Perry Street.
The KeyBank Center ramp, surface lots and LECOM Harborcenter ramp serve arena events.
- Advance parking can be purchased for all events.
Downtown Buffalo Ramps
$100.2-0.4 milesCheapest
Or Skip the Car
- NFTA Metro Rail to Canalside Station · $2 · Light rail stops at Canalside station, a 2-minute walk from KeyBank Center, free in the downtown zone
Parking Rules
What the pass covers, what gets turned away, and the lots that run on their own rules.
Your Pass
- Parking is available in the KeyBank Center ramp, KeyBank Center surface lots, and LECOM Harborcenter ramp.
- Game-to-game parking is limited, and parking for all events can be purchased in advance.
- Check the facility printed on the parking pass before arrival.
- All official lots are cashless and accept major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
- Nearby private lots are not affiliated with KeyBank Center or the Sabres.
- Rideshare pickup and drop-off is at Washington Street and Scott Street.
Accessible Parking
Accessible spaces are available throughout surrounding garages and lots, including both official ramps.
- KeyBank Center and LECOM Harborcenter ramps have accessible spaces on every level beside the elevators.
- Accessible parking is also available in surrounding surface lots.
- Contact Account Services for detailed information about the location printed on a parking pass.
Game-day help: 716-855-4100
Bus & Limo Parking
The Sabres publish two bus-parking options near KeyBank Center.
- Bus parking is available at Perry Street and Michigan Avenue starting at $30.
- A free bus lot is available on Exchange Street, about a 10-minute walk from the arena.
Getting There
KeyBank Center publishes two route options from every direction, and both from each end on Perry Street with parking just past Michigan. The transit fact worth knowing is that NFTA's Metro Rail runs through the middle of downtown Buffalo and is free above ground, one of only a handful of venues in this data reachable at no fare.
- Driving
- The arena is at One Seymour H. Knox III Plaza. From the north on I-190 south, take Exit 5 for Louisiana Street, turn left at the bottom and then onto Perry Street at the first light or South Park Avenue at the second. The arena is straight ahead, with parking just past Michigan. Or take Exit 6 for Elm Street, bear left to the ramp, right onto Seneca Street, right onto Michigan Street over the bridge, then right onto Perry Street. From the south, east or west, take I-90, the Thruway, to Exit 53 for I-190 north, then either Exit 5 for Hamburg Street, right onto Hamburg and right onto Perry at the first light, or Exit 6 for Elm Street and the same Seneca-Michigan-Perry route.
- Public Transit
- NFTA's Metro Rail Rapid Transit System runs through the centre of downtown Buffalo and is free above ground; charges apply below ground, and the operator publishes where. The arena names no individual station or stop, so check nfta.com for that leg.
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How We Checked This Page
Every section below names the source it was read from and the day it was read. Where we could not reach a published figure, the page says so rather than presenting an estimate as a checked fact.
- Parking guidance
Official Buffalo Sabres game-day guide, A-Z guide, suite FAQ, and repeated official surface-lot routing notices, read 2026-08-30: exact ramp and surface-lot approaches, advance purchase, cashless payment, accessible spaces, and bus parking. A dated playoff closure was not carried forward as a permanent rule.
- Getting there
KeyBank Center directions and transportation pages on keybankcenter.com
- Transit
NFTA Metro Fare Info: regular fare $2.00 single ride for ages 10-64, with rides free after $5 spent in a day
- Venue policies
Current Buffalo Sabres A-Z, game-day, mobile-ticketing, and ticket-terms pages reviewed for Sabres policies; parking payments re-read on 2026-09-23 from KeyBank Center's Know Before You Go page after the arena's parking page moved.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them (concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces), so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Parking prices: Never checked against a published rate: the venue's parking page, read 2026-09-05, publishes none. The ramp, the surface lots and LECOM Harborcenter are cashless and unpriced. The 2026-07-27 figures were compiled from third-party listings (was: "KeyBank Center 2026: downtown lots $5-$20 per event with most starting around $10, among the cheapest in the league").